Ercon

Ercon is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of conductive polymer thick-film inks and coating materials used in diagnostic electrodes, electrochemical biosensors, and related printed electronic applications. Its products are used by medical diagnostics and device manufacturers, including in blood-glucose test strips and body electrodes, and the company also serves non-healthcare end markets such as RFID, touch screens, membrane switches, force sensors, and EMI shielding. The business appears to operate as a commercial materials and component supplier rather than a drug developer, with core capabilities in silver, silver/silver chloride, carbon, graphite, platinum, gold, and insulating ink systems. Within healthcare, Ercon's relevance is primarily in enabling diagnostic sensor manufacturing rather than developing therapeutics.